The ruling on camel beauty contests and taking prizes for them
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on al-muzaya? It is when the people of the desert gather with their camels to compete over which one is the most beautiful and finest in terms of its characteristics, colors, and height, and they take prizes for this, sometimes cars, and sometimes amounts reaching hundreds of thousands.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is taking money by an unlawful means. The permissibility of competitions in archery, horse racing, and swimming was established because these are tools of jihad, encouraging jihad and training for it, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted prizes for them. As for taking a prize for whichever thing is more beautiful or better, this is taking money by an unlawful means and is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on al-muzaya? It is when the people of the desert gather with their camels to compete over which one is the most beautiful and finest in terms of its characteristics, colors, and height, and they take prizes for this, sometimes cars, and sometimes amounts reaching hundreds of thousands.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is taking money by an unlawful means. The permissibility of competitions in archery, horse racing, and swimming was established because these are tools of jihad, encouraging jihad and training for it, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted prizes for them. As for taking a prize for whichever thing is more beautiful or better, this is taking money by an unlawful means and is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في ظهور الفرق المبين بين دعوة الرسل ودعوة المعطلين — islamhouse.com (1:12:56)
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